Strengthening Energy Resiliency in 2015

June 17, 2015

According to a recent Consumer Reports story, NYU Langone Medical Center and Bellevue Hospital had to evacuate nearly 1,000 patients when the impact of Superstorm Sandy caused power and back-up systems to fail. When Hurricane Katrina hit in 2005, failing generators contributed to the death of 215 patients in hospitals and nursing homes. These numbers are shocking, but it’s not just hospitals that are susceptible to the catastrophic power loss. Incidents impacting power availability at critical and complex facilities like military bases or universities occur far too often. Aside from natural disasters, there are a number of threats to energy…